yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
I'm still trying to figure out a way for mongoose to deal with requests like this, or find an alternative that will, so yes it's supposed to happen, but it's not desirable.
[G1 Apps and Games] warrez:
been trying to block ads on QR Droid i first tried the TCP Dump but it gave me empty list so i used alogcat and i got "www.gstatic.com/afma/sdk-core-v40.js" ad request and then my phone received "googleads.g.doublecheck.net:80/mads/....."

tried to add to hosts files

127.0.0.1 gstatic.com
127.0.0.1 googleads.g.doublecheck.net
127.0.0.1 www.gstatic.com
127.0.0.1 www.gstatic.com/afma/sdk-core-v40.js

but didnt block ads at all any help?

EDIT:

where is this site is? link please...

EDIT 2:

i just noticed that there was "googleads.g.doublecheck.net" entry already in the adfree hosts file... but i'm still getting ads >.>
[G1 Apps and Games] CUBENSIS:
Hi. I'm rooted on a sense 3.5 Rom. Ive used adfree in the past, but switched to adaway for a bit. Im trying out adfree again, but can't get it to work. The only entry it is adding to my hosts file is "127.0.0.1 localhost" . I've tried hoosing /data/data symlink. No difference. Also, the settings in adfree aren't sticking. 5 min later everything is set back to default. Any idea whati might be doing wrong?

---------- Post added at 06:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:35 PM ----------

Hmmm...I just manually placed the mvps hosts file in /system/etc. Then I went to adfree and pressed update. It proceeded to replace the hosts file with a completely empty file. As I mentioned, I'm on sense 3.5 Rom on my htc incredible. Any idea why this would be happening?
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
The hosts file only deals with host names, not URLs so the first entry should have been sufficient.

Did you reboot to flush the DNS cache?

Also if it was being blocked that would be why it didn't show up with TCPdump, but without knowing which website/app I wouldn't be able to comment any further.

http://adfree.bigtincan.com
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Was there any useful error messages in logcat?
[G1 Apps and Games] sushifor5:
Sorry to be dense (but I'm really a techno dunce, LOL)...I went into the adfree app, checked the box for TCP and then went into the craigslist app, went back to adfree, pushed the menu button, pressed the TCP option and all i got was a blank screen. Am i doing something wrong? thanks much for your help!
[G1 Apps and Games] dind84:
Have you tried the Application adsRemover in the app section of this forum? Is it working with this device?
[G1 Apps and Games] warrez:
if the first enrty should have been sufficient it still didnt block the ad on QR Droid... try and install it ( free ) and see for yourself.. i dont get what i did wrong...
[G1 Apps and Games] Nainconpetant:
i guess im stupid but i didnt backup the hosts file before replacing it

/system/etc/hosts

Here is a screenshot of what it look like now

I actually want to get rid of it to see vids on one particular site.

the site is www.rds.ca

is there a way to add an exception or something like that for this site only?

so far i saw that its the only site that have a problem with the ad blocking.
[G1 Apps and Games] Nainconpetant:
please i need some help with this problem

am sure someone has the solution
[G1 Apps and Games] XlAfbk:
did anyone yet figure out which host to block for the ads in google maps?
[G1 Apps and Games] CUBENSIS:
Didn't logcat. Coincidentally, I ended up upgrading the ROM. There are no issues now...so was something about my setup.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Sign up on adfree.bigtincan.com once you have created your account click on "My Exception List" on the main menu, then enter the hostname on the website form, make sure "white list" is selected and click add exception.

Then on your device, open adfree, go into the normal bootup, show the menu, select "Authenticate", enter your email address/pass phrase and click sign in.

Then you can click on "Download & Install Hosts" so that your phone will get a new list from the server and it will exclude any hosts you white list.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
I doubt you can remove the ads from qr droid with adfree or any other app that attempts to block ads with the hosts file since as best I can tell it seems part of the app, rather than something downloaded remotely.
[G1 Apps and Games] warrez:
ok thanks wont try to remove it anymore lol
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
I didn't say it couldn't be done, it just can't be done by blocking hostnames.

Alternatively you could just pay the developer the donation to get rid of the ads, or code your own app :)
[G1 Apps and Games] bsoplinger:
I went to add an item to my whitelist today and the site didn't seem to work. So I told it to reset my password and it still didn't work. Is it no longer possible to add items to the whitelist?
[G1 Apps and Games] thedayismine:
is there any way to block ads from chompsms

I don't think adfree does the job
[G1 Apps and Games] ChrisCowles:
OK. Serious noob questions. I have lots of command line and script experience in MS-DOS but not *nix. I assume that command is entered in terminal emulator?

If a host file already exists at /etc/hosts, do I need to delete it first? Or, probably better, rename?

Thanks for your patience.
[G1 Apps and Games] vienti:
Has updated transfer to the actual version. In archive as the background is changed to more pleasant in my opinion

View attachment AdFree.apk_RUS_Evoll_Full_0.8.41.7z
[G1 Apps and Games] Cookie Ninja:
Latest update to hosts is a big fail!

Hosts filesize reduced from 1 mb to 600 b, and all kinds of ads appear on apps as well as websites....

Dev is deliberately trying to scuttle this? I say, keep a copy of your last hostfile before updating (like I did) so that you don't get tricked so.... Adfree is a big fail... Switching to ad aware, or manually adding to my hostffiles using a javascript....

---Edit---

After reverting to the last saved hostfile (2 days old) and rebooting; on starting adfree, it says no new hosts have been added... What has gone wrong the first time around? In both cases, I checked that authentication was successfully done... Anyone else facing similar issues?
[G1 Apps and Games] bmdixon:
My hosts file is pretty much empty! Been working fine till a day or two ago. Only about 600B now (yes bytes!). Is something wrong with the server?
[G1 Apps and Games] kevinw915:
I got the same problem with above,

It works fine for last few weeks

But after i update it today, all ads comes out again :o

Please fix~~thx so much!!
[G1 Apps and Games] VK7HSE:
Same for me here. My temporary solution was to disable the auto update of your hosts file and download the hosts file from the url listed in the comments within the hodts file.

A small annoyance, but I'm sure that a fix won't be far away ;)
[G1 Apps and Games] 340DartMan:
AdFree no longer blocks ads after 0.8.41 update

I realize this is for G1 phones, but looking for a solutions from the Dev.

Every since I upgraded to AdFree 0.8.41, it is not working. I tried rebooting my phone (as the app states after upgrade), uninstalled, reinstalled AdFree, and rebooted, no help. Updated again after re installation, then tried rebooting again and no help.

This app worked after I initially installed it.

The host file (\system\etc\host) looked the same throughout the process. I thought about deleting my host file, then uninstalling and reinstalling AdFree, but wasn't sure if that was a good idea. :confused:

Is there something I need to do after the update to get it to work?

I have a rooted Bionic with stock ROM.

Thank you,

Tony
[G1 Apps and Games] ToddeSwe:
not woking since upfate

Hi, kinda glad to see that I'm not alone.

Since I updated to sensation 2.08 stock ROM it has not worked here.

But I had problems before as well.

Hope you solv it soon.

Keep up the good work.

ToddeSwe
[G1 Apps and Games] GldRush98:
This app has turned in to a damn train wreck. It used to work great and now it forces landscape mode on my Galaxy Tab for no reason. And worse, now all it does is just wipe out your hosts file.

I'm done with this. Going to manual host file updates from now on.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Actually it was for a good reason, there is no way to tell if someone is on a device that rotates or a TV that doesn't, except for the screen size.

This seems to be happening only to people that turn on all extra lists as the system runs out of memory processing it all, I'm still trying to work out how to send the host names differently so it's not memory bound. Quick fix is to stop using the extra lists with lots of hostnames.

UPDATE: I ended up hiding 3 lists of hostnames for the time being, even if the server did have enough RAM the deal with requests, the compressed hosts file comes out at 14M, so I'm going to be switching to some kind of diff method, but will take some time to code.
[G1 Apps and Games] hooozy:
Working great on NDTV app but not working on times of India app. Please make it work

TOI v 1.1.3 ( http://market.android.com/search?q=pname:com.toi.reader.activities )
[G1 Apps and Games] brendel:
I concur on being forced to landscape mode on the Galaxy Tab. It is very annoying. The program was actually quite easy to use before the mandatory changes were made. The choices should be the users' to choose, instead of forcing it upon them. Afterall, we're using Android, not IOS, right?;)
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
if you setup auto update you don't even need to use the app 99.999% of the time.
[G1 Apps and Games] p_025:
I'm still seeing ads in Angry Birds Seasons at the moment. I've even seen ones for iPhone 4S. Is the adfree app in the market current? And is the list used by that app maintained by developers in this thread? Because I have no way of determining the host names for them.

Also why isn't adfree compatible with Android 1.6? Not really relevant to me now since I upgraded to a Gingerbread phone but I don't see why 1.6 isn't supported.

Also, the app forces my phone into PORTRAIT mode, even when the keyboard is slid out, which is just as annoying.
[G1 Apps and Games] warrez:
I have the problem that hosts file is 602 bytes even though i dont have extralist added/checked.. i have few of my own blacklist tho...

TESTED:

Doesnt work even if you make new and empty account

Does work without account (without authenticate via app)

Also tried reinstall didnt help

Any solution?
[G1 Apps and Games] samarium:
I recently turned on the webserver option.

I noticed that mongoose was listening for 127.0.0.1:80 as I expected.

I also noticed mongoose was listenning for 0.0.0.0:443 which I didn't expect.

Is the 0.0.0.0 listen by oversight or design, and if by design why?

It seems that with a 0.0.0.0 listen external connections could happen, leaching CPU, memory and bandwidth, and this also exposes mongoose to more dangerous external attacks.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
That isn't by design and thanks for pointing it out, I'll push a new version out as quickly as I can to rectify this.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
I'm not able to reproduce the problem since I hid 2 lists of IPs with lots of host names, I played about with memory limits etc on the server as well, so far the biggest download should be about 1.4M (compressed) with all lists on, or 180k (compressed) with the basic list that anyone can get.

Update: sorry, found a small bug that would have effected some custom account settings and it should be fixed now hopefully.
[G1 Apps and Games] wraithdu:
I saw your post and decided to take a look at my build of mongoose. In case you haven't found the cause of this, it's a confusing interpretation and example of the command line options. It's a simple fix, change the port option in the command line to this:

-p 127.0.0.1:80,127.0.0.1:443
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Yep found the same thing yesterday and pushed out an update shortly after I made that post.
[G1 Apps and Games] Dragonn90:
Adaway doesn't work with the last version, adds come back in this applications :( (Allociné)

Edit : it's ok now ^^
[G1 Apps and Games] dsMA:
friendcaster ads not being blocked

Hello

I have a HTC Hero from Sprint (CDMA version). I am running android 2.3.7. The current version of AdFree does not block ads in the free version of FriendCaster. I am not sure what service they use for their ads but if this could be looked into I would appreciated it.

The observed behavior is as such:

Some times ads are show as in, unblocked and other times there is a black space with a circled x (lick the notification you see when a picture can not load) where the ads would be. When this occurs it should be noticed that touching the black area still launches an ad.​
[G1 Apps and Games] dasferg:
I have tried this program but it stops me from accessing the classic ebay site. Reverting does not solve the issue. Is there another way of restoring the original settings?
[G1 Apps and Games] dh4645:
how do I whitelist sites/pages? I don't want to uninstall every time I want to watch something on revision 3.

edit: well nevermind, i uninstalled adfree and revision 3 still says i have an ad blocker. gay
[G1 Apps and Games] Tx Redneck:
Remove the line for said site from your hosts file.

Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.
[G1 Apps and Games] Flyer.michael:
http://adfree.bigtincan.com/phone-register.php

there was a problem creating your account, please try again. If you still ave problems please contact support.

I waited for 3-4 days for the roblem to go away, googled... found nothing

So seems I am right here as this is the support site

Not from my laptop or my flyer ... can someone help?
[G1 Apps and Games] Esteban123:
Remove ads please

Can you please remove ads from pinger free text on android?
[G1 Apps and Games] dh4645:
i found the host file

etc/hosts & took out the revision3 line, but it still blocks it. if i remove the whole file from the folder it'll let me stream on revision3, so they must have another ad server, but i dont know what it is. how can i figure it out?
[G1 Apps and Games] molitar:
Ok I realize game like Mystery Island still has ad showing for feint when I have blocked it.. it does say it's offline but the bar still shows. Is their no way to get rid of the bar completely for feint?
[G1 Apps and Games] Tx Redneck:
Connect the phone to your pc, open a terminal(cmd window on windows), type adb logcat then open the app and watch for ad servers/web addresses. If they're blocked, it'll say something to the effect of xxxxxxx.com unreachable.

Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.
[G1 Apps and Games] mgorman:
So my ads have been blocked but I recently flashed a newer version of the rom i'm on and now my ad's are showing up. specifically words with friends. i have checked my hosts file and everything is in there from adfree. any suggestions?
[G1 Apps and Games] Tx Redneck:
Uninstall your current version and install this. It's a modified ad free version by one of the devs here on XDA.

http://db.tt/EbDIlZqa

Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.
[G1 Apps and Games] kirtandoshi:
Block Ads on Times of India android app and hosts file from adfree

Hi there,

i was having the same problem as you and times of india surely doesnt need the money from the ads in the apps...so here's how i managed to block the ads in the TOI android app.

1) i downloaded and installed the app "adfree" from the android market.

2) using root explorer, i went to /systems/etc and copied the "hosts" file onto my USB drive (im using notion ink's adam tablet)....

3) opened it up on my pc using a text editor

4) added the following 1 entry at the bottom of the page, following the same protocol as the other entries :

ads.toi.cntdy.mobi

5) copied the file back on my adam and replaced the original with this one!

VOILA ..no more ads on times of india and on many other apps.

To make this easy and to facilitate someone here who was asking for the hosts file from adfree, im uploading it here.

i dont know whether you need adfree installed in order to make it work all the time..i suspect once the host file is filled, you dont need adfree except to keep updating the hosts file. updating it might also delete the above entry rather.

so,

Just download this file, unzip it and copy the file "hosts" to your rooted android phone here : /systems/etc . if you dont have root explorer, you will need to use adb.

happy ad blocking!
[G1 Apps and Games] BeenAndroidized:
Do you happens to have one for hanging with friend and zynga poker?
[G1 Apps and Games] Tx Redneck:
No, I'm afraid not.

Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.
[G1 Apps and Games] molitar:
The app blocked the Android Market apps advertisment so I am unable to use this app. Is their a way to use this app and still have a working Android Market?
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
All you had to do was go to the website, and add that host to your black list and next time adfree updates it will be included...
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
While I don't use the market app daily I've never had this problem.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Go into the app and enable tcpdump, then open an app/website with ads and then open the tcpdump screen, from there you'll see a list of all the host names and you can click on it to automatically bring up the host name on the adfree website so it can be blocked...
[G1 Apps and Games] molitar:
Well you using the new Android Market place? It's nothing but ads when you first open it. If I use the app than all them ad spots with programs are nothing but blank squares. Really I just wanted a way to block stupid ad specials that are sent to the phone and Openfeint more than anything but I have not found a working Openfeint blocking software at all. I hate that Open Feint.
[G1 Apps and Games] Cookie Ninja:
Have you unselected the "Allow Ads" checkbox in the settings of the market app? Not facing what you are describing.....

Sent from my HTC Incredible S
[G1 Apps and Games] jaddi:
DICE Player back on market! Not to buy.. however AD supported version. Any chance you could... you know? ;)
[G1 Apps and Games] ViperGeek:
Hulu Plus needs ads

I just found this to be true on my HTC Incredible 2 as well. Can we submit a feature request to exclude nulling out (127.0.0.1) whichever hosts Hulu Plus needs?

- Dave
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
If you know which host you can whitelist it on the adfree website.
[G1 Apps and Games] ViperGeek:
Interesting! Sorry to be daft, but which website? I went to http://bigtincan.com which redirects to http://btcdashboard.com/btcdashboard/ but don't see any way to whitelist a site.

- Dave
[G1 Apps and Games] sethlo:
unblock a domain

Photos on a favorite site of mine are being blocked. Can I unblock?

Site is http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/

I am a little nooby so please give some detail on how to!

Go Orange!
[G1 Apps and Games] Pinshooter:
I've been using the app since my OG was rooted. I've recomended it many times. The past week or so I've noticed I have been getting ads on my 'Gas Buddy' app. I've tried everything I can to clear them out without success. I'm running AdFree on a Galaxy Nexus, Unlocked and rooted, but otherwise stock.
[G1 Apps and Games] xfiles.:
Nice app, thx
[G1 Apps and Games] techlovermail@gmail.com:
gmail stop working

Hello every body ...

many thanks for this great program ...

but I have one problem ... that this program has block my e-mail on gmail account, I tried to revert but it doe't solve the problem.

even I tried to edit /etc/hosts manually ... by deleting gmail line ,,, but when I'm trying to past the the modified hosts file .. it is not allowing me to replace or even to delete the original hosts file.

((I'm not expert in these things ... please I need a help))

My mobile is HTC Desire 2.3.7 ... with Cyanogen 7.1.0

I hope that some body help me.

Thanks in advance.
[G1 Apps and Games] aragoth:
It would be nice to add option to remove preconfigured IP addresses from hosts file after updating blocked IP list. Currently application blocks wiadomosci.onet.pl, which is very useful polish news service. Now I have to edit /etc/hosts manually every time I update host list.
[G1 Apps and Games] bsoplinger:
Just add it to the whitelist. And remember to log into your account within the app itself. That way you'll get an updated hosts file everyone it updates and it will not block your desired site(s).

Sent from my HTC Flyer P512 using Xparent Purple Tapatalk
[G1 Apps and Games] BeenAndroidized:
For some reason words keep getting error.
[G1 Apps and Games] Tx Redneck:
If you have a market version installed, uninstall it then install the version from the link.

Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.
[G1 Apps and Games] jasonsf:
Anyone able to get Adfree to install the hosts file on MTD partitions? It tells me that it can't find a partition to remount.

If not, is there a way to get the hosts file and then edit mine manually?

Samsung Epic 4G, EL30, MTD
[G1 Apps and Games] BeenAndroidized:
I did but after a while it error and close the app. I will Ry it again.
[G1 Apps and Games] sethlo:
I am trying to register on big tin can site but it will not let me. Keep getting error message. Am I doing something wrong?
[G1 Apps and Games] bsoplinger:
Try again another day. The site is somewhat temperamental. I can usually get logged in with a few tries but occasionally need to try a different day. Just remember to make all your changes as it may be tough to get back in.

Sent from my HTC Flyer P512 using Xparent Purple Tapatalk
[G1 Apps and Games] sethlo:
someone help an idiot out!

Alright, I can't figure this out. Can someone give me step by step how to fix the following problem . . . .

Here's a website I like to read (www.syracuse.com), the way it looks before ad-free,

here's before:

Here's how it looks after:

It seems as though it is taking out all of the photos from the site, and then compressing all of the text into a jumbled mess.

I tried adding "syracuse.com" without quotes to the whitelist on the bigtincan website but that doesn't work.

I am not even sure how to get the domain for the photos, but when I mouse-over, it seems to be all hosted at syracuse.com.

Can someone give me some detailed troubleshooting/steps to fix this? I have been reading through the thread, but I can't figure it out.

I've even started to wonder if this is the work of a Georgetown Hoya!

Thank you!
[G1 Apps and Games] bsoplinger:
Pick a photo on the regular site, right click if on PC, choose view photo (or image), take note of the domain part of the pic URL. Do that for all of the pics that are missing, or at least enough that you feel sure you've figured out where the photos come from. That is the site(s) you want to add to the whitelist

Sent from my HTC Flyer P512 using Xparent Purple Tapatalk
[G1 Apps and Games] sethlo:
Thanks it worked ... I was on the right track, just needed to add the local parts of the domain too for example, media.syracuse .com
[G1 Apps and Games] Sirknifealot:
weird

Good afternoon forum.

I was hoping someone might be able to help or instruct me.

I'm using the Ad Free app from the market and I have been since I rooted back in early march of 2011

and up until yesterday it was working flawlessly. But I came to find that after exiting the app and reopening it i would be prompted to boot normaly or run the dump. As if the app was killed immediately or something. So basically it has stopped functioning.

What i have tried is clear data, uninstall and reinstall, made sure up to date and all host files current.

Ive made adlog and see errors about database closing but i do not know how to interpret these logs :(

Quite honestly the best app ive downloaded in part of functiinality so im hoping to get it back up and running.

The only apo i have downloaded recently to my knowledge is dogcatcher for podcasts but adfree worked when i downloaded it initially.

Good day gene/and gentiles.

Droid Inc.

CM7 Kang Tinys first build.

Incredikernel 1/3/12 ICS